IEC 60825-4:2022 PRV
Pre release version
Safety of laser products - Part 4: Laser guards
Abstract
This Final Draft International Standard is an up to 6 weeks' pre-release of the official publication. It is available for sale during its voting period: 2022-05-06 to 2022-06-17. By purchasing this FDIS now, you will automatically receive, in addition, the final publication.
IEC 60825-4:2022 deals with basic issues concerning laser guards, including human access, interlocking and labelling, and gives general guidance on the design of protective housings and enclosures for high-power lasers.
Laser guards may also comply with standards for laser protective eyewear, but such compliance is not necessarily sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this document.
This part of IEC 60825 specifies the requirements for laser guards, permanent and temporary (for example for service), that enclose the process zone of a laser processing machine, and specifications for proprietary laser guards.
This document applies to all component parts of a guard including clear (visibly transmitting) screens and viewing windows, panels, laser curtains and walls.
In addition, this document indicates
IEC 60825-4:2022 deals with basic issues concerning laser guards, including human access, interlocking and labelling, and gives general guidance on the design of protective housings and enclosures for high-power lasers.
Laser guards may also comply with standards for laser protective eyewear, but such compliance is not necessarily sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this document.
This part of IEC 60825 specifies the requirements for laser guards, permanent and temporary (for example for service), that enclose the process zone of a laser processing machine, and specifications for proprietary laser guards.
This document applies to all component parts of a guard including clear (visibly transmitting) screens and viewing windows, panels, laser curtains and walls.
In addition, this document indicates
- how to assess and specify the protective properties of a laser guard, and
- how to select a laser guard.
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Additional information
| Publication type | International Standard |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 2022-05-06 |
| Edition | 3.0 |
| Available language(s) | English |
| TC/SC | TC 76 - Optical radiation safety and laser equipmentrss |
| ICS | 31.260 - Optoelectronics. Laser equipment |
| Stability date | 2024 |
| Pages | 75 |
| File size | 1763 KB |
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